Raw Food Alchemy by Amie Sue
Ever wonder what is hiding in your Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing? Go ahead, turn the bottle around and read the ingredients. Now, gently set it down, back away slowly, turn around and run for your pantry! Grab the ingredients below and make your own healthy, non-chemical laden dressing!
This ranch dressing is gluten-free, dairy free, soy free, refined sugar-free and cooked free. I bet you are thinking to yourself, “If it is all that, could it possibly taste good?” The answer is YES! Those who are vegan, vegetarian, semi-vegetarianism, flexitarian, raw foodists, pollotarians, pescetarians, pollo-pescatarians, macrobiotic-tarian, omnivores, or even those who are SADatarians (Standard American Diet- atarians) can enjoy this dressing! lol I am sure I missed a few categories but all in all I believe this recipe can be enjoyed by everyone. If you have a nut allergy (a non-nutarian? haha), you can substitute the cashews with sunflower seeds or hemp seeds. It may alter the flavor a tad but I know you will still love it.
You can’t see it in the picture but in the midst of the Discovery Ranch Dressing sits a carrot. Yep, this dressing was so darn good that I was double dipping my carrot into it while I was prepping it for its photo shoot. Oy. I know, I know, one shouldn’t double dip but I was alone, no one to scold me, and I just lost control! Well, I actually lost my carrot!
yields 3 cups
Nutritional Value: 3 cups = 48 Tbsp = Info calculated for 1 Tbsp
I don’t understand the date soak water. Do you mean 1/2 cup dates soaked in the Cashew water? If so, how long and do I drain the dattes? Thanks, Fauneil
Sorry, I didn’t read the recipe correctly Fauneil
HI! Great website! I am out of raw cashews. Any thoughts on substituting sunflower seeds or almonds?
Jennifer, sorry for the delay in responding. You could easily sub the cashews out with another nut or seed. It might change the flavor just a tad but I have a feeling it would still taste wonderful. Keep me posted! amie sue
Hello! I tried it with the sunflower seeds and it was fantastic! I am trying to incorporate more raw foods into my vegetarian diet. I am so glad I found your website. Thank you!
That is wonderful Jennifer! Let me know if I can help you through your journey. :) Have a wonderful weekend and thanks for keeping me posted. amie sue
How long will this last in my fridge?
Hi Carley,
I would give it a shelf life of around 5-7 days. The sooner it is consumed, the more nutrient packed it will be. Have a great evening. amie sue
This was really good. I’ve been missing a salad with Ranch dressing since becoming vegan. I also used it in some leftover pasta as a pasta salad. Tasty!
I bet it was great over pasta Kim :) Thanks for sharing. Many blessings. amie sue
Hi Amie-Sue
I am so thrilled to come across your website. It is so easy on the eyes and easy to navigate around on. I am going to make the ranch with mac nuts-whatchya think? It is what I have in my pantry and I am dying to try the ranch dsg. Actually can’t wait to try all your recipes. Thanks!
Thank you Ann…. mac nuts should be ok… just be careful that you don’t over process them. They are so high in fat that it cause cause the dressing to be oily… so if you keep an eye on that… flavor wise it should be good. Let me know if you try it. amie sue :)
Hands down, this is the BEST version of raw vegan ranch dressing I’ve ever had! Creamy, tasty and oh so yummy! Hubby loved it too and said to gold plate the recipe ;)
Hi Rocki…. glad that you found it to be a good dressing recipe! Thank you for sharing. :)